It is thought that Paramount Pictures will release the as yet untitled sequel next year, reuniting Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine.

In August, the director suggested he had not yet signed up for the film, saying: "Once you say, 'We're ready to go, but we don't have a finished script yet', or, 'I'm directing the thing and here's the release date, but we don't have a finished script', what starts to happen is that you're suddenly in production on a movie where you're thinking, 'Oh my God, we weren't really ready!'"